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To Support Pageant
Oregon Arena Corp. President
Marshall Glickman (right)
leads reporters and
photographers on a tour
through the Commons at the
Pose Cuarter, a new public
plaza for concerts and other
events at the new Pose
Garden Arena complex in
north Portland. The square's
grand opening will feature the
Dave Matthews Band and
Dionne Farris on Aug. 7.
A summer evening cruise aboard
the Cascade Queen Sternwheeler will
depart the Riverplace Marina on Sun­
day, July 30 in an event to raise dona­
tions for the Miss Black Oregon U SA
Scholarship Pageant. Hors a ’oeuvre’s,
music and a fashion show produced by
Ko Ko Harris will be part of the night’s
entertainment. Tickets are $35 and avail­
able at the House o f Sound, 3620 N.
Williams.
Plans Set For
Kah-Nee-Ta Retreat
African-American sisters from all
generations and walks of life with gather
for spiritual centering and regeneration
at the sixth annual national "Women of
Color as Warriors o f Light” retreat. The
event will be held Aug. 3-6 at the Kah-
Nee-Ta resort in central Oregon. For
more information, contact Carmen Free­
man at 303-443-3656.
Cosby To Perform
At State Fair
Bill Cosby will be part of the enter­
tainment at the Oregon State Fair. Cosby
will perform Aug. 28 as part o f the fair’s
“Seven O ’clo ck Concert Series.” T ic k ­
ets are $27, $22 and $16.50. Phone
orders can be placed by calling 224-
T IX X or 1-800-992-TIXX.
Tall Jazz
In Concert Thursday
Tall Jazz will present some of the
finest bass, drums and vibes in town
when it performs Thursday from 7 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. at Wallace Park on North­
west 26th and Raleigh. The event is free
as part of the Portland Parks and Recre­
ation Department’s summer concert se­
ries.
Fun Day Comes
To Columbia Pool
A Fun Day pool party is held Tues­
day at C o lu m b ia Pool, 7701 N.
Chautauqua. Kids can enjoy a wide range
of activities, including a big splash con­
test, penny dives, water basketball and
other aqua games. Call the pool at 823-
3669 or 823-SWIM for more informa­
tion.
Dinner Fetes
Cultural Band
The second annual fundraising din­
ner for the Cultural Recreation Band
will be held Sunday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
at Sandoval’s Mexican Restaurant, 133
S.W. Second Ave. The band provides a
proven alternative to drug and drug-
related violence in our youth today. For
ticket information contact Linda Allfred
at 286-8995.
Boz Scaggs Brings
Music To The Zoo
The K IN K True to the Music live
concert series brings Boz Scaggs to the
Washington Park Zoo stage on Friday,
July 28. Proceeds benefit the zoo's Cen­
ter for Species Survival. For details and
ticket prices call the Friends o f the Zoo
office at 220-2493.
Foodstock Opens
At Laurelhurst
Saturday will be a day o f family fun
and entertainment as Foodstock returns
for the third year to Laurelhurst Park in
southeast Portland. The benefit for
Loaves and Fishes begins at 11 a m. with
afree concert. A picnic featuring a menu
prepared by the Chefs de Cuisine Soci­
ety of Oregon will be available from 11
a m. to 6 p.m.
SUBMISSIONS: C ommunity
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
McDonald House Coming To Emanuel
sign was erected on the
campus of Legacy Emanuel
Children's Hospital in north
Portland last week, proudly declaring
“Future Home of Ronald McDonald
House.”
The site, expected to serve more than
500 families who must travel to Portland to
receive medical care for their children, is
planned to open in the fall of 1996.
Construction on the 18,000 square foot
home is scheduled to begin in a few months.
The two-story house will be located on land
leased from Legacy Emanuel Hospital.
The facility will bejust a short walk from
the bedside of children hospitalized at Lega­
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cy Emanuel Children’s Hospital.
Annie Sakaguchi, a member of the
Ronald McDonald House of Portland board,
said that a significant number o f families
Le g a cy Em anuel C h ild re n ’s Hospital and R onald M cDonald H o u se officials show off a sign depicting a new Ronald M cDonald
have found a “home-away-from-home” at
the Ronald McDonald House on Marquam
H o u se in north Portland to serve families who m ust travel to the city to receive m edical care for their children.
Hill in Southwest Portland during the past 11
A capital campaign has raised almost
rooms to the Marquam Hill house.
tan hospitals raised over $300,000 with the
years, but the second "east side” site will
$2.8 million toward the $3.5 million goal to
An employee-physician campaign last
help of a matching gift from the Emanuel
conveniently serve even more families.
build the new house and add 12 additional
year for Legacy Emanuel and Good Samari-
Hospital Foundation.
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Inner City Kids Compete
Portland Athletes Set Records At Regional Junior Olympics
by
P romise K ing
group of inner-city kids from
Portland set new records in
the Regional Junior Olympics
held in Seattle early this mouth.
The athletes, representing the Portland
Metropol itan Track Club, formerly known as
Northeast Community Tracksters, sprinted
to a time of 56:62 in the 4 X 100 relay to
shatter the 57:10 regional record ohce held
by athletes from the Seattle Community Ath­
letic Association.
The team also came first in the 100
meters race in the baton boys category.
Overall, 49 athletes from the local track
club qualified to represent Oregon at the
National Junior Olympics in San Jose, Calif.,
July 24 through July 30.
Earlier, the inner-city kids had put up a
dazzling performance at the state level.
The athletes clinched first and second
place in senior and junior categories in the
recent Oregon Youth Athletic Champion­
ship held last June in Salem.
The bad news is that financial hurdles
may thwart the prospect of these future track
stars competing in the nationals if help does
not come as they strive for more laurels in the
Junior Olympics.
Track club head coaches Dwight Ford
and Leon McKenzie, who also coaches at
Benson High School, and other volunteers,
seem to have reached their wedge as far as
getting donations to get the club going.
“Most expenses are basically paid out of
parents and volunteers pockets,” Mckenzie
said.
He is appealing to those who have the
Leonard Brown works out on the track
best interest o f kids at heart to come forward
with any kind o f a donation. On the club’s list
“Our goal is to do our best to send
of needs is a van to transport the group to
every athlete that qualifies to the N a­
sports competitions.
tional Junior O lym p ics, but funding is
It’s also estimated that each of the ath­
limited. Debbie Brown, the club spokes­
letes will need about $400 dollars to cover
person said.
expenses while in California.
Donations may be made to the Portland
A
Historical
Black Women
Discussed
he impact of the black wom­
en’s club movement and the
important contributions of
African American women will be
explored Sunday by a noted
historian.
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Frances
Jo n e s-
Sneed
Metropolitan Track Club in care of U S Na­
tional Bank, Northeast 42nd and Alberta
branch.
A ll donations are tax deductible For
more information call 231- 5320 or 284-
8828
Frances Jones-Sneed will present a
free lecture entitled “Lifting the Veil of
Invisibility: The History o f the Oregon
Association of Colored Women's Clubs,
1899 to Present, at 2 p.m. at the Lorenzen
Conference Center at Legacy Emanuel
Hospital in north Portland
Jones-Sneed is a highly respected his­
torian whose work explores the impact of
the black women’s club movement and
reflects a growing scholarship on the im­
portant contributions of African American
women nationally.
“The historical work she undertakes
has major significance since there have
been few sustained studies on the contribu­
tions of African American women, espe­
cially in Oregon," says Sandra Morgen, of
Oregon’s Center for the Study of Women
in Society. “She paints a picture of African
American women deeply involved in their
communities through meaningful service
and social activities which helped shape
the historical contours of our state."